U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel just may have some common ground according to the U.S. president -- both, he says, were wiretapped by former U.S.President Barack Obama.

THe Associated Press

President Donald Trump says his White House shouldn't be blamed for quoting a Fox News analyst who accused British intelligence of helping former President Barack Obama spy on him.

There is no evidence such spying took place and GCHQ, the British electronic intelligence agency, has called the allegation "utterly ridiculous."

Trump says during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that "we said nothing. All we did was quote a certain very talented legal mind who was the one responsible for saying that on television."

He says, "you shouldn't be talking to me, you should be talking to Fox."

He's also doubling down on his unproven wiretapping allegation with a reference to 2013 reports that the U.S. listened in on Merkel's phone calls.

He says that when it comes to wiretapping, "At least we have something in common, perhaps."